Status

Available

Released

Mar 28th, 2018

Apple’s Final Cut Pro X offers lots of powerful color grading features. Learn to use them with editor, colorist and certified trainer Iain Anderson!

Want to create stunning pro-looking videos? Color correction is the secret! This important post-production process used to be a very difficult task, but color correction tools are now just a click or two away in FCP X. In this course, certified trainer Iain Anderson reveals the fundamentals you need to greatly enhance the look of your video projects.

Iain starts by explaining the basic aspects of color corrections, such as balancing, color matching, and using Look Up Tables (LUTS). Next, you learn to get your footage looking exactly as you want using the Color Board and Color Wheels. You also learn to speed up your workflow by setting up useful keyboard shortcuts.

Everyone’s screen is different, and that’s why Iain covers the importance of using objective standards such as the Vectorscope, the Waveform display and Histogram. Continuing with the course, you learn all about Primary corrections... and you'll get lots of practical color grading tips along the way!

So join certified trainer Iain Anderson in this info-packed course, and get a solid introduction to color correction in Apple’s Final Cut Pro X!

• Final Cut Pro FastTrack 101: FCPX Touch Bar Essentials
• Final Cut Pro FastTrack 201: Pro Audio Techniques
• Final Cut Pro FastTrack 202: Multicam Techniques
• Final Cut Pro X 10.4 - 100: Final Cut 10.4 What’s New
• Final Cut Pro X 101: Absolute Beginner's Guide
• Final Cut Pro X 102: Clips: Import & Organize
• Final Cut Pro X 103: Editing Techniques & Concepts
• Final Cut Pro X 104: Working in the Timeline
• Final Cut Pro X 105 : Working With Audio
• Final Cut Pro X 106: Media, Roles & Sharing
• Final Cut Pro X 107: Intro to Color Correction
• Final Cut Pro X 202: Compositing and Visual FX
• Final Cut Pro X 203: Graphics, Titles and Transitions
• Final Cut Pro X 204: Advanced Color Correction
• Final Cut Pro X 301: 360 Tools and Techniques

For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• Intro to Color Correction
• 1: Basic Color Adjustments
• 02:00
  1. Introduction
• 03:27
  2. Auto White Balance
• 02:03
  3. Match Color
• 02:29
  4. Adding and Adjusting Looks
• 02:43
  5. LUTs for Looks
• 2: Color Effects
• 05:27
  6. Color Board Overview
• 04:23
  7. Color Wheels Overview
• 05:18
  8. Custom Color Shortcuts
• 3: The Video Scopes
• 03:32
  9. Vectorscope
• 03:38
  10. Waveform
• 01:33
  11. Histogram
• 04:06
  12. Multiple Scopes and Workspaces
• 4: Primary Corrections
• 04:39
  13. Exposure Controls
• 04:36
  14. Color Controls
• 04:22
  15. Saturation Controls
• 04:50
  16. Temperature, Tint and Hue
• 5: Practical Examples
• 02:31
  17. Correcting for Humans
• 02:45
  18. The Cropping Trick
• 04:07
  19. Keyframing for Changing Conditions
• 02:52
  20. Conclusion

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